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June 8 1926.

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W. HORTMAN SIGNAL Filed July 25, 1924 ATTORNEY NfTNESSZ Patented June 81926.

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- Application filed my 23,

This invention relates to a :signal for motor vehicles. and the like,the general object of the invention being to provide a signal membermade in the form of a hand and a casing with means for normally hold- Iing the hand within the casing so that it cannot be seen and with meansfor causing the'hand to project from thecasing when the vehicle is tomake a turn oris to be stopped.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for illuminating thehand when the same is in operative position.

This invention also consists in certain 'otherfeatures of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts .'to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically'pointed out in the appended claim. V

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying, drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which I VFigure 1 is a view showing the invention in use with the hand inoperative position.

Figure 2 is a side view of Figure 1 with parts broken away.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a sectional View through the casing of the device showingthe interior parts thereof.

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional detail View showing the switch for controllingthe circuit to the lamp.

Figure 7 is a view of one section of the hand.

Figure 8 is a View of the other section.

In these views, 1 indicates a casing which has one side open and whichis adapted to be fastened to the windshield frame of a vehicle by theclamp 2. A sectional signal A is pivotally,mounted in the casing in sucha manner that when it is in inoperative osition it lies within thecasing and cannot Be seen and when it is in operative position itextends through the open side of the casing so that it can be seen bypedestrians and drivers of other cars. This signal is preferably made inthe form of a hand and is composed of the two sections 3 and 4.

1924. Serial 110.727,?60.

The section 4 is pivoted to one wall of the casing by means of thelpin 5and the section 3 is movably connected with the section 4 by means ofthe pin 6 which passes through a hole '7' in section 3 and through'anarc-shaped slot 8 in section l and by means ofa pin 9 on section 3engaging an arc-shaped slot 10 in section-4. A'lever 11' is pivoted at j12 toa part of the casing and the front end of thislevertis providedwith a slot 13 through which the pin- 6passes. A springl l is suitablysup- I ported in'the casing, preferably bymeans of the plate'15, and hasits outer end connected withthe pin6." This spring tends to hold theparts with the signal A in .operat1ve or pro ected position, as shown infull lines'in Figure 'l. -A cable 16 is connected with the pin 6 andpasses through a conduit 17 fastened to the vehicle and the other end ofthe cable is fastened to a lever 21 which I is pivoted to a part of thevehicle and is the pedal. though. it will be moved away from theleverwhen the pedal is depressed. These parts are so arranged that whenthe pedal is in its normal position the cable 16 is stretched so as topull the lever 11 and the spring downwardly and thus move the twosectionsof the signal into the casing, as shown in dotted lines inFigure 4-. As soon as the pedal B is pushed inwardly to check or stopthe car the cable will'be slacked and then the spring will throw thesignal member outwardly, as shown in full lines in Figure 4:, thusindicatingthat the car is to make a turn or is to stop. The same actionwill occur if the spring 22 is depressed by a the foot withoutdepressing the pedal B. As will be seen the section has limited movementon section 1 so that at the beginning of the inwardmovement the section3 will move upwardly until it overlies the section at and then the pinsengaging the ends of the slots will cause the section 1 to move upwardlywith the section 3 until both sections lie within the casing, as shownin dotted lines in Figure 4. On the outward movement of the parts thesec-tionl will come to rest 11 on the bottom of the casing before thesectlon 3 ceases its movement and when both sections come to rest theywill occupy the position shown in Figure 4 with the section 4 slightlyabove the section 8,

thus making the signal in the form of a electrically connected with thebattery v. of

the car. It is provided with a switch 19 I also place a mirror which isengaged by the pointedend 20 of the armor lever 11 when the same is inraised position so as to complete the circuit to the lamp, when thesignal arm is in operative position so that the rays of light from thelamp will illuminate the hand and thus permit the signal to be visibleat night. Then the arm is in its downward position it will'release, theswitch so vthat current will not flow to the lamp.

-From:the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and apractical devicefor indicating the intentions of a driver of a vehiclewhen he isfabout to make a turn or is to make a stop. The device iswholly automaticand does not require any action on the .partof thedriver as the signal will move into active position as soon as. thespring 22, or the brake pedal or the clutch pedal is depressed, Thedevice can be used on closed carsfas well-as open cars. j r

2 1 on the rear of the casing so as to permit the driver to have a viewof the road in the rear of the vehicle. It is thought fromtheforegoing;descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of myinvention will be readily apparent.

' I'desire it" to be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the "combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

WVhat I claim iS;g, v r I v A device of the characterdsbfibed includinga casing, a sectional signal member in the casing a pin for pivotallyconnecting the two sections, slot and pin connections be normallyprojectsaid signal member from the casing and manually operated meansforactuat ng said signal member. v

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIARD H'ORTMVANLYVV x

